Johannesburg is the African city where international tourists spend the most, according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index for 2016 (MGDCI 2016). It is also the city that has shown the highest year-on-year (y/y) growth in visitor numbers of…
The number of tourist arrivals in Mauritius increased by 5.4% in September 2017 compared to September 2016, according to the latest monthly report on tourism in Mauritius.In September, a total of 96 282 tourists traveled to Mauritius versus 91 384…
The ecotourism unit of the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) is implementing a new sustainable tourism project along the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast.The Tourism Green Coast Project is a two-year initiative expected to start in November and…
The Rwanda Social Security Board has signed a hotel management and marketing agreement with one of Africa’s leading hotel management firms, Mantis Collection, headquartered in Queen Elizabeth Park, South Africa.The purpose of the ten-year management and marketing agreement is to…
Rwandan prime minister Edouard Ngirente has officially opened the Africa Hotel Investment Forum 2017.The event is taking place at the new Kigali Convention Centre and sees hospitality leaders from across the continent gather in the capital of Rwanda.Addressing the near…
From the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, Marriott International today announced further expansion plans in Africa with seven new hotel signings.Marriott International was the first global chain to make a significant investment in Africa with the acquisition of…
Ahead of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum, STR has highlighted Africa’s key hotel development and performance trends.Based on August 2017 data, Africa currently shows 301 hotel projects in the pipeline, accounting for 57,011 rooms, or 11 per cent of the…
KAZA univisa stickers will be available next week at all ports of entry in Zambia and Zimbabwe.KAZA Country Liaison Officer Zimbabwe, Godfrey Mtare, told Tourism Update that the stickers had already been printed and were now with immigration departments.“They are…
SAA has been served with a notice of intention to embark on industrial action by one of the labour unions.SAA’s maintenance subsidiary, SAA Technical (SAAT), received the notice at the weekend from one labour union following the tabling of a…
Robben Island Museum (RIM) Chief Heritage Officer, Pascall Taruvinga, said RIM was introducing a new integrated tour guiding service on the island.This follows several reassessments of the current model, which includes one guide for the bus trip around the island…
